ROV SuBastian Dive 379 - Ribbon Reef Canyons, Australia - FK200802

Join RV Falkor and ROV SuBastian for the ninth dive of the Seamounts, Canyons & Reefs of the Coral Sea expedition as we explore the submarine canyons of the outer Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, around 170 km northeast of Cairns. Today we are visiting the mid part of the canyon located offshore from Ribbon Reef 5. Here we'll be using the high resolution cameras and robotic arm of the ROV to observe and collect samples of the geology and seabed organisms on the northern wall of the canyon. The dive will start at 1350 meters water depth in the canyon floor and continue up the canyon wall to approximately 1000 meters. This ROV dive is part of the second leg of our expedition in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Coral Sea Marine Park, headed by Dr. Scott Nichol from Geoscience Australia, with a science team from James Cook University, Queensland University of Technology, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) and University of Sydney. https://schmidtocean.org/cruise/seamo... #OzOceans2020 #SchoolsOutScience #VisioningCoralSea